Manus McGuire explained

Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player.

Early life

He was born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo. He resides in County Clare.^[1] In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition, at age 14.^[2]

Career

He is a founding member (with older brother Seamus, Jackie Daly and Garry O'Briain) of "Buttons & Bows", "Moving Cloud" (with Paul Brock, Maeve Donnelly, Kevin Crawford and Carl Hession), and The Brock McGuire Band (with Paul Brock, Enda Scahill and Denis Carey; Fergal Scahill and Dennis Morrison^[3] also played with the band). Both brothers were medical doctors; Seamus lives in Donegal.^{[4] [5]}

Manus performs mainly as a solo artist, and with Canadian singer/songwriter Emily Flack.

Discography

• The Humours of Lissadell (with Seamus McGuire, Folk Legacy, 1980)
• Carousel (with Seamus McGuire & Daithi Sproule, Gael Linn, 1984)
• Buttons & Bows (by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet, 1984)^[6]
• The First Month of Summer (by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet, 1987)
• Grace Notes (by Buttons & Bows, Gael Linn, 1991)
• Moving Cloud (by Moving Cloud, Green Linnet, 1995)
• Foxglove (by Moving Cloud, Green Linnet, 1998)
• Saffron & Blue (Green Linnet, 2000)
• Brock McGuire Band (Ferndale, 2004)
• Fiddlewings (2006)
• Green Grass Blue Grass (with Ricky Skaggs et al, 2011)
• The Return of Spring (by Buttons & Bows, own label, 2015)^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.livingtradition.co.uk/webrevs/fwcd01.htm The Living Tradition "Fiddlewings" Review
2. http://www.sligotowncce.com/fodwinners.html Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners
3. Web site: Argos .
4. http://www.fiddle.com/Articles.page?ArticleID=49744 Seamus McGuire: An Ocean of Music
5. http://compassrecords.com/artist/manus-mcguire/ Compass Records: Manus McGuire Bio and Discography
6. https://www.discogs.com/Jackie-Daly-S%C3%A9amus-Manus-McGuire-Buttons-Bows/release/5387467 Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows
7. http://www.buttonsandbowsmusic.ie/ Buttons & Bows: Home